Cauca river recedes as Hidroituango dam closures threaten environmental catastrophe

Water levels have receded in the river Cauca following the closing of two floodgates at Hidroituango dam. Photo by Arjun Harindranath The Cauca...

Who peopled South America? New ancient DNA study reveals continent’s first inhabitants

Indigenous Americans as portrayed in Apocalypto. Still courtesy of Touchstone Pictures. The question of migrations--that of how ancient peoples...

Venezuelans take to the streets but remain divided on future

Demonstrations took place in Caracas both for and against President Maduro's regime. Above is a photo from a 2014 protest in Caracas. Photo courtesy...

Boat carrying migrants sinks in Golfo de Urabá

The cape of Tiburón, a stretch of coastline near the border with Panama in the Gulf of Uraba. Photo by Lina Diaz Rescue authorities remain...

Former US DEA chief in Colombia cleared of misconduct

Image courtesy of @DEAHQ Former US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Director in Colombia Richard Dobrich has been cleared of misconduct following a...

Colombian filmmakers frustrated over proposed law changes

[caption id="attachment_33428" align="aligncenter" width="649"] Still from a documentary behind the scenes of Narcos, a series on Pablo Escobar's...

Governor of Antioquia arrested on contempt of court charges

[caption id="attachment_33235" align="aligncenter" width="665"] Photo courtesy of @Luis_Perez_G[/caption] An arrest warrant was issued yesterday...

President Duque credits stricter measures for alleged decrease in crime

[caption id="attachment_33143" align="aligncenter" width="522"] President Duque (right) at the 127th commemoration of the Colombian police force....

White House cancels US President’s scheduled Colombia trip

US President Donald Trump will not be visiting Colombia this year as a scheduled trip to the country has been cancelled for the second time this...

Colombia’s Constitutional Court rejects time limits on abortion

[caption id="attachment_32840" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Pro-choice demonstrators in Bogotá. Photo courtesy of...